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the battalions of armageddon was on. >> temgs is high in waco, texas. four federal agents and at least ten cult members are dead. from the outset of the standoff at the davidian compound, law enforcement's primary concern was the welfare of the children. >> we really wanted to talk to as many of the children as we could. to see if they were being held against their will. >> to accomplish this the fbi consealed microphones in milk cartons sent into the compound. they alls gave david koresh a video camera to record pictures of the children and any statements anyone wanted to make. >> this is district of columbia say hello. real loud. >> hello. >> okay. are you thankful for the meal? thank for the milk. >> we were trying to determine what was the nature of the people inside the compound? were they healthy? were they suffering? >> we learned very rapidly that these people came from all walks of life. some of them very bright people. >> not being held here against my will. >> this is the truth. i know this is the truth, and for anybody that knows me, you kno
the battalions of armageddon was on. >> temgs is high in waco, texas. four federal agents and at least ten cult members are dead. from the outset of the standoff at the davidian compound, law enforcement's primary concern was the welfare of the children. >> we really wanted to talk to as many of the children as we could. to see if they were being held against their will. >> to accomplish this the fbi consealed microphones in milk cartons sent into the compound. they alls gave...
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>>> a religious se -- zealot, in waco, texas. >> he truly believed he was the lamb of god. >> leading his followers to armageddon. >> he reportedly believes he is jesus christ. >> i had a radio mike, with an agent pleading for his life. >> david koresh was dangerous, irrational and probably insane. >> you are under arrest, this standoff is over. >> it went horribly. it was a total disaster. >> the siege at waco. nex next. >> waco, texas, is a quiet, modest city, surrounded by sprawling cattle ranches, located half way between dallas and austin, it is an unlikely place for a modern-day armageddon. >> pretty much the entire compound is going up right now. >> it was an epic debacle in united states law enforcement history, a deadly shootout, followed by a 51-day siege, that ended with more than 70 people dead in a raging inferno, all caught on live television with the whole world watching. two questions rise from this american tragedy. who shot first? and who started the fires. it began innocently enough, in 1935, a small religious group moved to waco, an off-shoot of the seventh day adv
>>> a religious se -- zealot, in waco, texas. >> he truly believed he was the lamb of god. >> leading his followers to armageddon. >> he reportedly believes he is jesus christ. >> i had a radio mike, with an agent pleading for his life. >> david koresh was dangerous, irrational and probably insane. >> you are under arrest, this standoff is over. >> it went horribly. it was a total disaster. >> the siege at waco. nex next. >> waco,...
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growing up in an affluent suburb of dallas, texas. he played sports as a boy and did well in school. but as he grew older, hinckley began to withdraw. his parents chalked it up to shyness. >> from the time hinckley graduated from this high school, highland park, in 1973, until his arrest, there was also a personality change. he had become quieter, more introverted, somewhat of a recluse. >> in 1973, hinckley moved to evergreen, colorado, with his parents. they hoped he would go to college. he did for a while, attending texas tech off and on for a few years, but never graduating. mostly he spent time in his room, alone, writing gloomy poems and playing his guitar. ♪ >> dreamed of being a songwriter, musician. so for a summer he spent some amount of time out in l.a. pretending he was going to sell his music to companies and all that stuff. >> certainly had a grandiose view of himself, an exaggerated view of his accomplishments as a composer and as a musician. >> he didn't do anything. he sat and watched tv in his apartment. he didn't
growing up in an affluent suburb of dallas, texas. he played sports as a boy and did well in school. but as he grew older, hinckley began to withdraw. his parents chalked it up to shyness. >> from the time hinckley graduated from this high school, highland park, in 1973, until his arrest, there was also a personality change. he had become quieter, more introverted, somewhat of a recluse. >> in 1973, hinckley moved to evergreen, colorado, with his parents. they hoped he would go to...
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religious group called the branch davidians, federal agents lay siege to the group's compound near waco, texas. a suspected cache of illegal weapons is at the center of the controversy. >> mcveigh was just absolutely in a rage over both of those incidents, but the one thing that pushed him over the edge and turned hem into a terrorist of the waco incident. >> at one point mcveigh drives to waco to observe the siege. >> he went and parked his car nearby, and he was selling anti-government pamphlets giving interviews to at least one reporter back then about how much he distrusted the u.s. government. >> during an assault by the fbi on april 19th, the branch davidian compound is engulfed by fire. at least 76 men, women, and children die during the inferno. >> mcveigh told us that he was convinced that the u.s. government purposefully murdered women and children at the waco compound. it was all part of an effort to destroy gun rights in america. >> the triggering moment was waco. he was there, and he decided that the government had gone too far. >> he was going to start his own war. >> and the fir
religious group called the branch davidians, federal agents lay siege to the group's compound near waco, texas. a suspected cache of illegal weapons is at the center of the controversy. >> mcveigh was just absolutely in a rage over both of those incidents, but the one thing that pushed him over the edge and turned hem into a terrorist of the waco incident. >> at one point mcveigh drives to waco to observe the siege. >> he went and parked his car nearby, and he was selling...
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one last time, he said, because he was going to lose the house and have to move in texas. instead it turned into this. i can't tell you -- taking advantage of her nature, you know, ethan had football practice the next morning. she was tired from a very long week. but she still went out there and then this happened. it's just -- words can't describe how difficult it has been for this family, and i am so happy for them that it has ended well, and i know there's a great sense of relief in the anderson and brit households tonight. don? >> miguel marquez, thank you very much, in cascade. there's a reason he's there. we're awaiting a press conference there shortly. miguel will cover that. we'll carry it for you live. details on this story. more of them. and that press conference right after a break. [ mixer whirring ] my turn daddy, my turn! hold it steady now. i know daddy. [ dad ] oh boy, fasten your seatbelts everybody. [ mixer whirring ] good thing we've got bounty. bounty select-a-size. it's the smaller powerful sheet, that acts like a big sheet. look! one select-a-size she
one last time, he said, because he was going to lose the house and have to move in texas. instead it turned into this. i can't tell you -- taking advantage of her nature, you know, ethan had football practice the next morning. she was tired from a very long week. but she still went out there and then this happened. it's just -- words can't describe how difficult it has been for this family, and i am so happy for them that it has ended well, and i know there's a great sense of relief in the...